Gas-producer.



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Patented Jan. 18,1910

W, R. MILLER. G-AS YRODUGER.

APPLICATION FILED K012, 1908.

0 I I messes W. R; MILLER. GAS monmmz. k APPLIQATIOK FILED NOV. 2, 1908. I j

Patented Jan. 18,1910.

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V I UNITED STATES WILLIAM R. MILLER, or nurseries, rems vwra PTEnronmoni GAS-PRODUCER.-

fication, reference being had thereiuto the accompanying drawing.

My invention refers to'the class of gas.

7 producers and consists of a' producer havprovemcnts,

ing' a movable hopper for distributing the coal annularly around: theinterior cavity, as shall be more fullyhereiuafter described.

The objects of the invention are to provide a water-seal top annularlymounted for rotation upon the upper portion of the producer having alowering bell and hopper adapted to be filled at any suitable point andthe annulartop rotated'and the coal discharged into the interior for thepurpose of providing even distribution of the coal.

One preferred form of the producer is.

' shownin the accompanying drawings, in

which:

Figure l is a vertical sectional viewthrough a producer provided with myitn-. Fig. 2 is a sectional detail view of the water-seal trough, coverand rolling bearingsr Fig. 3 is a sectional deftail view showing amodified construction of water-seal 'trough and-supporting wheels forthe rotatable top. Fig. 4 is an enlargedsectional detail view throughthe-windbox, on the line IV.'IV. or Fig. 7. Fig.-5 is a partial outsideview from the rear, partly" -in section, showing the construction of theair-distributing box. I Fig. 6' is a top-plan view, partly broken awayto show the water seal trough and supportingrollers. Fig.7 is ahorizontal sectional view on the line VII. VII. of Fig.1.

The producer 2 as shown in tliedrawiiigs, is usually cylindrical incross section, ha v ing a gas outlet opening 3 and .a water-seal y I v111 each trough at the ,same .leve

basin of well known construction.- In pro; ducers of thisvelass,particularly of large diameter, it is desirable to distribute the coalthroughout the interior as evenly as possible for good operation, and myinvention provides a rotatable top having a charging hopper adapted to=bemoved around theupper portion of the producer.- For such purpose Ihave provided at the top of the producer an annular water-seal trough 4and an inner similanwater-seal trough 5- Specification of LettersIatent.- .Pfitentedjgih, 18,;1910; Application filed November 2, 1998..Serial No. 460,736 A I I concentrically located with relation t" theproducer-and with jeach .other,witli" a n:

tervening continuousannular opening-65;?

Outer'trOugh l is mounted-upon a top plate;-

7 of ordinary construction, while the innertrough 5 is mounted upon acentral circular plate 8 supported by' any suitable means as a centrallydepending hanger 9 depending from-structural framework 10, or-so made inany, suitable .inanner as" to rigidlyand permanently support theplate Sand. its

troughr' Both trough landitrou h 5 are provided with outer and innerupwardly extending; sides and walls, with an intervening water space,and also between said walls, with "sup porting rollers or casters ll ofany suitable construction andfnumber, carried by the bearings as shown;fltotatably Inounted'on said rollers 11 is an annular plate l2having ahollow center and in ring foi-mso-as -to.

provide a eover for the water-seal troughs, .7 said plate havinginner'and outer do\vnwardly extending flanges l3, 14, for iln- 89mersion 'in the water, jaswill. be readily, understood. i i

15 is a charging hopper. extending upwardly above and mounted upon"plate 1 2 and provided with a lowering bell 16, which engages againstthe lower edges of the 'hop-- per shell, and which bell for such purposeisconical as is usually the case, it is rectangularly shaped so as toseal the hopper 15 un-. til the bell is lowered by lever 17 and itsoperating "connections, of well. known con struction. Hopperv 15 isprovided with the usual cover 18 for making a gas-tight seal and isadapted to be located beneath the out let terminal 1911f a charging bin'20mm, filled with coal,-or coal may be charged. in any other-ina'nn'er,the supporting i'ingl2 and' hopper-then beingrotated either [by I handor power, "around to the desired'p'osi' 'tion at-one sideor'the' otherand discharged.

, .For the purpose 'of inaintainin the water l, and pres.

venting over ow in either, a cross'communi aj catin pipe: 21 may be usedto connect the v troug is at any point, and for the purpose 0 f- 7filling the'trou hs with waterI eniplo a-' pipe 22 having I ranches 23,-24, resp'ectively; for the outer I and inner troughs pipe 24ib-i ing,if desired, swiveled to theupperiportion-i of themain sup ly'pipe-sothat itmaybe thrown outwardy-i' desired; Said i-pes' and connecting,pipe 21am preferably lo- 1Q charge combustion; eta,

icated it the as oint so as to leave all I other portions-org};e-ennular slot-6 o en forrotetion of the hopper and bell, an as e thus,arranged it will beseen that, practically the entir'eflerea. of theinterior of the pr0- ducerniayfbe reached. It. will alsobe under- .s'toodf-that' the rotatable top may be provided with two or morehop'pers,whereby one maybe filled while the other is being QIn-1 igL-3v-Ihaveshown a m' odified construct'ion-in which the trough 4' isadepted- I-to s upportth e;rin 12f5upcn the upper edge ofatsmuteriwell] Iin'fiipwerdly-entending bracketsior'lugs i; 26, o the sa e:j'construction being provided I fontheinner trough 5'. I also .iprovidean nner idowntre rdlyjextending flange 270i, zofthe travelifig=1 i i1g"- 12,-lepping orenthe inner wall ofeach trough. at each side of therenni -Op g. wi h y the trough f .ecmgletelyprotec ,d I a wellast'efgenernledhe t. For-thepurposc-of 5 sugplying ai'rQtost-he basethe-producer, I provide a'serije's of fivindj oxes 28' of gcnc'rallyseg'mental'form an" preferably four in -nun1ber,"f arranged-=;-annulerlyaroiind the outer -port'iori -ofthe l terininttlishell 29 3 of t eproducer, saijdj indboxes' hjeing, cons tructed in the' inanner shown inFigs. "1}4 and 7 f of suitably formed plates or castings ia,-Z),*extending outwardly above-'end-"below and-etjeuch end of annularhorizontal slot- 35- like c-penings, correspondingly arranged 'aroiudnndthrough the shell 29, at'the zone of the esiredair 1supply. ..jlheouter DI se gnientnl boxes ere"closedl by ours-30 {at cach -side of amain through the middle gortion of-each, bo es *shown in Eng 37,.receiving airfrom blower 32, so as dist :29 abovereil'e'ri'ed;?.to,san;d said-open ngs are igro iide ieinple circulating'spjace for the air twyers and also between" each of the -wind y againstdeflection, the twyer sections are frey Means- 0f the series of 1'5 7ground whiee'ls "or rollers 11 carried on studs fr oin sections and-36andpreferebly inn More of the twyer sections maybe readily i p'oii" theupper end of' an air supply post producer construction and operation,inasfmuchas itf-avoids the" nece sity-of poking "the fuclorof'levelingijt devices employed,

objectsin view."

the base of the producer and constituting When in action, a practicallycontinuous airsupply zone. Ill: will beobserved however, that betweeneach pair of such sectional boxes; are plane portions of shell 29 whereby frequent continuous sections ofthe shell intervene between each-setof twyer sections. this construction shell 29 is stiffened qnentlyinterruped by said plane portions,

.. and the-general construction and operation improve 4 Extendinginwardly and downwardly- S0 mediately eboveea'c'h series-of air.openings 28,1ere protecting covers 3920f shelfdike form, asclea'rly-shownin 1 \!1dl:.- By this arrangement the air openings areprc-f vented from clogging, the eiri's, deflected inwardly :anddownwardly toward-the cen- ,ter of the combustion chamber, and it-willbe; "seenuthet in the =casef-5of burning-out, breakage or f or any otherreason, 071N401? removedand replaced, by merely-opening door30 'ordisconnecting the parts 'ofjthe v 49 is a centrally arranged conemounted 41, connected with alblower'by lateral con'= nection fet2,=ofwell known constructionand not constituting, per '88, any-pert 0f "thepresent invention, inesxnuch es the op'eration; of'fthe' windbox-fiv'ill bejequelly ,succcss'fiil-eitherIwit-horwithout,'sucl1'.:device.- The operation lnndatlvantages of *theinven'tion will be man finder-stood and uppreciz ted by iell tliose,iiznnilierwith gas f the usual e-eve ribution of V uelj'improves themanufacture of-" tlic gas; ie;'arrangement -ofithe wind boxes in eetln'slipermits ofsvd ing the-sup 1y at "'oilhj jdeor th other i desired;while "the Y coiistmction as jzt wh'ele';,-iscomparatively simple andcheap and well-adapted to the.

It will: be nwind ng n. intention may be variously changed-erfiniodified in construction .or-difierentfeatures *of detail by the.skilled mechanic or fedn'ptedf to other iisestlian that of the menufactiife ofgas, 120 but 'a ll such changes are to be considered as withinthe-scope of-the following claims.

WhatI'cleim is:- I

l; A gas producer provided'with a cover embodying an. innerzand outerannular support with an intervening continuous annular opening, anda'rotetaible cover plate thereon having a fuel distributingdevice',.and-meens suspending the inner annular support substantially.as set forth. 1 13c port with an intervening continuous annusupport andsaid plate,

rial through said annular space, and means 2. A gas producer providedwith a cover. embodying an inner and outer annular supsuspending theinner annular support, substautially as set forth.

l. A gas producer provided with a contrally ar 'anged. cover-platehaving an annular water-seal. trough,-a surrounding plate having asimilar trough and embracing'an intervening continuous annular space, acover-plate mounted on said plates rovided with means for distributingmateria through said annular space, and means suspending the innerannular support, substantially as set. forth.

, 5. A gas produ trally arranged cover-plate having an annularwater-seal trough, a surrounding plate having a similar trough andembracing. an

, set forth,

intervening continuous annular space,'means providing rolling bearings,-a cover-plate mounted on said bearings provided with means fordistributing material through said annular space, and means suspendingthe inner annular support, substantially as (3. A gas producer providedwith a centrally arranged cover-plate having an annular water-sealtrough, a surrounding plate having a similar trough and embracing ",flll

intervening continuous annularspace, .a cover-plate mounted on saidplates provided with through said annular'space, and having annularwater-sealflanges co-a'lcting with said troughs, and meanssuspendipg-the inner annular support, substantially as set forth.

:7. A gas producer provided with a centrally arranged cover-plate havinan annu-' la'r ivater-seal trough, a surrounding plate having asimilartrough and embracing an means fordi'stributing material with inner andouter annular plates v forth.

intervening continuous annular space, a

cover plate mounted on said plates rovided with means for distributingmateria through "said' annular space, and having annular.

water-seal flanges co-acting with said 5 troughs, and inner overlappingflanges, and means suspending theinner' annular support, substantiallyas set forth.

.8. A gas producer provided with a cen trally arranged cover-plate, asurrounding plate with an intervening continuous annuvwith water-sealflames and achargmg hopper mounted on sai plates, substantially as setforth.

10. 'In a gas producer, the combination of a centrally suspended coverplate having an'.

1 outer water-seal trough, a surrounding plate cer provided'with acenhaving an inner water-seal trough and providing an interveningcontinuous annular space, and a'rotatable cover-plate provided withwater-seal flanges and a charging hopper mounted on said plates, withintervening rollin bearings, substantially as set forth.

11. n a gas producer, the combination havin water-seal troughs on thesame level an separated-by an intervening continuous annular space,- ofa connecting over-flow pipe, substantially asset forth. a "12'. In a.gas producer, the combination with inner and outer annular lates havingwater-seal troughs on the same evel and separated b an interveningcontinuous annular space, 0 a supply pipe having branch connections foreach trough, substantially as set In testimony whereof I afii-x mysignature 1n presence of two witnesses. e

WILLIAM R. MILLER.

Witnesses:

" C. M. CLARKE,

Guns. S. LEPLEY.

